Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 220 new cases since Monday. This brings the total number of cases to 55,986. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Testing 578,966 tests have been conducted so far, an increase of 3,060 tests conducted since Monday. Riverside County is encouraging more residents
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The Board of Supervisors is slated today to consider imposing a series of regulations on where and how hemp growers can operate within unincorporated areas of Riverside County. You can watch the Riverside County Board of Supervisors Meeting here: The proposed Industrial Hemp Cultivation & Manufacturing Ordinance, No. 348.4931, will be the subject of a
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Palm Springs Unified School district has a Family Engagement Center that has been open for five years now. During a normal school year, the center offers important information and fun activities for families. The center has recently made the necessary changes to continue helping families during the pandemic. “We’ve always offered workshops, courses and family
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California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly is hosting a video news conference at noon on Tuesday to provide an update on the response to coronavirus cases. You can watch it live in the player below: Riverside County will not advance to red reopening tier this week Failing to meet certain key metrics
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An app called Swimply has popped up across the country for people to rent out backyard pools in their neighborhood. This app is being used by people in the Coachella Valley! Pools are listed in Palm Springs, Indio, Cathedral City, Palm Desert, and La Quinta. One La Quinta family has a backyard pool with a
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A small quake measuring 3.1 in magnitude struck this morning at 8:09. Some residents felt the quake, but there are no reports of damage. The epicenter was located some 11 miles West of downtown Desert Hot Springs. Be alert for minor aftershocks.
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Failing to meet certain key metrics in the state’s color-coded system for reopening, Riverside County will remain in the purple tier at least another week. Purple is the most restrictive tier, and indicates widespread coronavirus in the community. The next step in the four-tier framework is the red tier, which would allow for more indoor
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WHITEWATER, Calif. – Conservancy officials at Whitewater Preserve are seeing help to restore parts of the area that were burned by the Water Fire in August. “It did burn much of our wetlands, which is a very unique habitat– multiple species of endangered birds that we look after,” assistant manager Lucas Wilgers with Whitewater Preserve
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A convicted felon and two other men were charged today with murder and additional offenses for allegedly gunning down a former boxer and wounding two boys in an attack in Moreno Valley. Lee Albert Mooring, 32, Andre Dimitri Richee, 27, both of MorenoValley, along with 28-year-old Joseph Lewis Goldsmith of Riverside, are accused in the
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Containment on the El Dorado Fire has now gone over 50%. The fire has burned 16,490 acres since it first sparked up on Sept. 5. Cal Fire determined the fire was started by a smoke-generating ‘pyrotechnic device’ at a gender reveal party at El Dorado Ranch Park in Yucaipa. The San Bernardino National Forest Service
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A new round of funding for Riverside County small businesses impacted by the public health orders implemented in response to the coronavirus pandemic will come available Wednesday, with fewer limitations on eligibility to qualify for grants. The initial round of funding opened June 2 and ended on June 19, by order of the Board of
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On university campuses, in public sector jobs, and government contracting, the policy called “affirmative action” could be coming back in California if voters approve Proposition 16. It would clear the way to for state and local governments, universities, and other public entities to grant preferences based on race, sex, color, ethnicity and national origin. Ward
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A Desert Hot Springs man accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend in the leg as she slept in her Palm Springs apartment must stand trial on attempted murder and other felony charges, a judge ruled today. Sergio Juan Marques, 41, was arrested about 6 1/2 months after the June 8, 2019, shooting at the Palos Verdes
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Case Changes Over the Weekend Riverside County reported 693 new cases since Friday. This brings the total number of cases to 55,766. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Additional Data 575,906 tests have been conducted so far, an increase of 11,561 tests conducted since Friday. Riverside County is
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A new CDC study links dining out to an increase chance of contracting coronavirus. The study shows those who tested positive for the virus were more likely to have dined out than those who tested negative. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has more on what you should know about this study. For some grabbing a
Continue ReadingPresident Trump is visiting California on Monday. He’s expected to meet with politicians and fire officials to be briefed on the fires that continue to burn up and down the state. He’s expected to speak at noon. Watch live coverage here: The president will be visiting McClellan Park in Sacramento County, a former U.S. Air
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The Smoke Advisory for the Valley has been extended as smoke continues to filter in to our skies. Because of the smoke, our Air Quality is quite poor today, in the “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” range, and getting worse. Elsewhere, Tropical Storm Sally is threatening the Gulf Coast, specifically the City of New Orleans, and
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Police were investigating the cause of a collision that left a motorist dead early Monday morning on Interstate 10. The California Highway Patrol said a car and box truck collided shortly before 1:30 a.m. in the freeway’s westbound lanes between Date Palm Drive and Bob Hope Drive. The car’s driver was pronounced dead at the
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Mirim Lee won her first major championship title on Sunday at the 2020 ANA Inspiration. After an eagle on 18 to force a three-way playoff, Lee defeated Brooke Henderson and Nelly Korda, the co-leaders into the final round. “I don’t consider majors any different from regular tournaments and moving forward, whenever I go to a
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